Decided that I would re-run all electrical to a panel positioned in the port nav station (where the sink was). The existing electrical panel (installed on the side of the nav station) was in a bad position, and the switches were constantly being turned on when sails and people brushed up against them. The panel will be positioned in the space, fastened to the top shelf and fastened to the nav table below, in a vertical installation. The stereo will also be removed from its forward facing position and mounted in the electrical panel.
Port side speaker will be removed as well.
Went to the chandlery and picked up an identical panel to the existing panel installed on Santeria. I will require 10 circuits, so doubling the existing panel will give me 12 (6 in each panel). 28.99 + tax. Pretty damn close to the original 35 yr old panel.
Next, will need to mount them somewhere. I had some 1 inch x 10 inch pine board, and ran them through the planer down to 1/2". I then routed out the back of each panel as shown below. 2 coats of varnish and this is all that I'm looking for.
Will save room for more gadgets on this panel.
The stereo and other electrical panel will be mounted here.
Both panels will be mounted side by side
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